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April 18, 2012
Tupac's Hologram Asks, "Remember The '90s?"
At what point does the nostalgia overwhelm the art?
Blogs
February 8, 2012
Oddsmaking: Who Will Win This Year's Best New Artist Trophy At The Grammys?
In this week's Voice I wrote about Skrillex, the emo-dude-gone-dubstep-auteur who's spawned a bunch of funny-Photoshop blogs and garnered five Grammy nominations. One of the categories he's nominated in is one of the Big Four—Best New Artist, which seems to have shaken off its "one-way ticket ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2012
The Islanders Are Coming! The Islanders Are Coming!
Things have been mostly quiet on the New York Islanders arena front since their public vote for a new home in the 516 crashed and burned spectacularly last summer. That all changed yesterday afternoon, however, with the announcement that the team has scheduled an exhibition game against the D ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Live: Deadmau5 Gets The Heads Bobbing At Roseland
Deadmau5 Roseland Ballroom Friday, October 7 Better than: Waiting for people to show up to an empty Turntable.fm room. It's a tricky thing, the dance concert. Do you treat it like a regular show and face the performer in a gesture of celebrity worship, or do you lose yourself in the music, figur ... More >>
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September 3, 2011
Long Island: Where You Can Get Tattooed at a Hockey Game
"I'll take one of these, and throw in a yin yang while you're at it."Sick of waiting until after the Islanders-Predators game to get that tattoo of Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes pissing on a Rangers logo? Now you don't have to wait! CNBC's Darren Rovell reports Long Island tattoo chain Tattoo ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Jani Lane, R.I.P.
Jani Lane, the former lead singer of the hard rock band Warrant, was found dead in a California hotel room last night. Lane was Warrant's primary songwriter, penning radio hits like "Heaven," "I Saw Red," and "Cherry Pie"; in his later years, he would leave and get back together with his former ban ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
Toxic Shock
Britney Spears and the artlessness of the chase
Blogs
August 3, 2011
Live: Britney Spears And Nicki Minaj Turn Up The Bass
Nate "Igor" Smith Britney Spears w/Nicki Minaj Nassau Coliseum Tuesday, August 2 Better than: Being trailed by party photographers. I spent a lot of last night's Britney Spears set stressing out. That was partially by design, I suppose; the "plot" of the show had Britney being chased by a ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Are the Islanders Moving to Brooklyn Now or What?
So Nassau County held its vote on the $400 million New York Islanders arena plan yesterday, and for team owner Charles Wang things went about as well as ... it's tempting to say "as well as a typical Islanders game," but that'd be cruel. In any case, the final vote was 57-43% against funding ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
Is It Time To Say "Thank You And Good Night" To The Pro Forma Encore?
Near the end of A Perfect Circle's Beacon Theatre show earlier this month, Maynard James Keenan asked the audience to engage in a thought experiment of sorts. "We're going to pretend we all left the stage for a few minutes," he told the crowd. "We're just going to stay here and do a couple mo ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Perky 'Islanders' Have Own Sport, Arena Controversy
An Islanders arena campaign ad tries to warn of the consequences of a "no" vote, by using actual footage of the team's defense dissolving.Today's Daily News features an editorial on next Monday's New York Islanders arena vote, which is notable for a couple of reasons: One, it's a rare acknowl ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
Live: Mötley Crüe And Poison Bring The Thrills To Nassau Coliseum
Mötley Crüe w/Poison, New York Dolls Nassau Coliseum Wednesday, July 20 Better than: Attending an 18-year high school reunion with a cash bar, albeit one mitigated by the DJ having a music library nearly identical to yours back in the day. An extremely partial list of pop-cultural event ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Live: Sade Reaches Out To The People At Nassau Coliseum
Sade w/John Legend Nassau Coliseum Tuesday, June 21 Better than: Date night at home. It's probably obvious to say that Sade makes "mood music." The velvety, sultry voice of Sade Adu serves as the emotional center, radiating feeling even when it's seemingly at its most reserved; her phrasing open ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Summer Guide: Don't Take Brad Paisley to the Airport Strip Club
The country star likes six strings, not G-strings. Plus, summer music picks
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April 11, 2011
Nicki Minaj Will Reportedly Give Britney Spears' Tour A Bit Of Fire
In what a lot of think pieces will probably herald as the passing of some sort of "leading lady of pop" torch, Nicki Minaj has reportedly signed on to open for Britney Spears' tour this summer. (The tour hits Nassau Coliseum Aug. 2, and the Izod Center Aug. 5.) Minaj's lap-dancing, sex-toy-as ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
Behold, Britney Spears Is Coming To The Tri-State Area in August
It's been some time now since Britney Spears was plucked from her pleasant Louisiana life and transformed into the world's foremost pop-robot. The seductive ...Baby One More Time came out twelve years ago, it's success crowning Britney as the prototypical, twenty-first century pop star. In the years ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Is Coming to a Truck Stop Near You
Even though he despaired over America's lardy eating habits, our plus-sized lifestyle seems to have rubbed off on Jamie Oliver. The chef/media juggernaut has just unveiled a monster 14-wheel truck designed to carry his Food Revolution all across our land. Per Grub Street, the Food Revolution ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Nicki Minaj Add a Second March Show at the Nassau Coliseum
Good news: Lil Wayne's traveling it-rapper circus is tacking on another night in March at the Nassau Coliseum, adding March 28th to March 27's long since sold-out show and adding all sorts of "who will guest on which night?" wrinkles to each evening's slate. Tickets are on sale even as we spe ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, And Nicki Minaj Are Invading Long Island In March
If ever you wanted an excuse to truck out to Long Island's Nassau Coliseum, home to perennial NHL doormats the New York Islanders, this'd be it: Lil Wayne's I Am Music II tour, costarring Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Mixmaster Mike, and indomitable rapper accessory Travis Barker, is coming to town ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Was 2010 The Best Year For Music Ever? American Idol Wobbles, R&B Thrives, And The '90s Rise Again
Welcome to Sound of the City's year-in-review rock-critic roundtable, an amiable ongoing conversation between five prominent Voice critics: Rob Harvilla, Zach Baron, Sean Fennessey, Maura Johnston, and Rich Juzwiak. We'll be here all week! At least one song on this record is really good!Gent ... More >>
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October 5, 2009
If Islanders Flee, Where Will They Go?
The hockey season is underway, which is bad news for Islanders fans in two ways. First off, they have to watch the Islanders for another year. Second, Saturday's season opener marked owner Charles Wang's self-proclaimed deadline for final approval of his gazillion-dollar Lighthouse developmen ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 28, 2009
RAW MEAT
The WWE crew takes no prisoners
Blogs
March 18, 2009
This Week in the Voice
When you think about out-of-control parents and coaches in little-league sports, you probably think of the suburbs. But right here in the city, there are sixth-graders playing 12 months a year, with sponsors like Nike, signing bonuses -- and out-of-control parents and coaches. This is Elite Youth ... More >>
Music
March 18, 2009
The Hesitant Triumph of Britney Spears
Her fans scream, her circus-themed antics mesmerize, and her wardrobe functions just fine
Blogs
February 2, 2009
Live: Metallica at the Newark Prudential Center, With Set-List Bonus
photos of Metallica, a few nights earlier at the Nassau Coliseum, by David Atlas Metallica Newark Prudential Center Saturday, January 31 Metallica's Death Magnetic was supposed to be the band's return to its thrash glory days; it turned out to be much better than that, to my ear, a fusion of the ... More >>
Music
December 10, 2008
On Britney Spears's Sadly Generic Circus
More blandishments from the dance floor
Voice Choices
March 25, 2008
Thursday 3:27
More blandishments from the dance floor
Voice Choices
March 25, 2008
Saturday 3:29
More blandishments from the dance floor
Blogs
December 6, 2007
Spice Girls @ MSG: Tickets On Sale Saturday 12/6 10am
More blandishments from the dance floor
Blogs
February 26, 2007
Live: Emo Titans My Chemical Romance
More blandishments from the dance floor
News
January 23, 2007
A Good Sport Spoiled
New York gets a sweet-faced pro lacrosse team
Music
December 12, 2006
Kids Incorporated
Disney superstars and their accessible tales of growl power keep the record biz afloat
NYC Life
August 29, 2006
Hip-Hop's New No Wave
Downtown's odd relationship with rap bravado continues this fall—now with Muppet costumes
Music
August 29, 2006
Badass Headbanging Lifers Discuss Life and, Not Surprisingly, Death
Downtown's odd relationship with rap bravado continues this fall—now with Muppet costumes
NYC Life
July 25, 2006
Saturday 8/5
Downtown's odd relationship with rap bravado continues this fall—now with Muppet costumes
News
April 13, 2004
Rap, Rage, REDvolution
As hip-hop emerges as an empowering voice for indigenous youth, mainstream rappers still objectify Indian country
NYC Life
June 17, 2003
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As hip-hop emerges as an empowering voice for indigenous youth, mainstream rappers still objectify Indian country
NYC Life
March 4, 2003
Where Do I Go Now?
Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll From Here
News
April 30, 2002
Bully for Bollywood
With 'Lagaan,' the Indian Movie Industry Is Poised to Cross Over
NYC Life
March 5, 2002
Show Me Your Undies
Local Record Labels Strip Down to Just the Essentials
NYC Life
May 29, 2001
Rock: One-Offs
Disappearing Acts
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September 5, 2000
Chaos Theory
In Pop Music, It’s Anyone's Guess
Music
July 11, 2000
Music
In Pop Music, It’s Anyone's Guess
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May 2, 2000
Grappling With Homosexuality
Professional Wrestling: Simultaneously Homoerotic and Homophobic
Music
January 25, 2000
Music
Professional Wrestling: Simultaneously Homoerotic and Homophobic
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January 4, 2000
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December 14, 1999
Jam Bands Discover Dance Music
Professional Wrestling: Simultaneously Homoerotic and Homophobic
Long Island Voice
December 7, 1999
The Popular Front
Professional Wrestling: Simultaneously Homoerotic and Homophobic
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December 8, 1998
The Death of Hockey
The changes in the game that are turning it to slush
News
October 13, 1998
Quiz Show
Fans drop beer and pick up pencils to find out who's best
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